Apprentice Finance Analyst

Summary

You will be responsible for a range of financial & reporting services to staff, students & external organisations. You will support planning processes by managing resources in a controlled manner. Supporting with team objectives ensuring department data, regulatory returns, reports & operational practices are performed in an efficient manner.

Wage: £24,169 a year
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Training course: Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday (Hours to be confirmed).
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Your duties will include:

To support the team of system and finance data experts.
To support fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the Finance and Commercial function.
To support in ensuring all university monthly performance reports, including Board level reports as well as budget holder reports, optimising the use of PowerBi and other FinTech tools where possible.
Assist in the work of other areas of the Finance & Commercial Department, as appropriate.
Ensure the department’s internal website is fit for purpose and up-to-date.
Ensure the team’s timetable of monthly and annual activities captures all of the main tasks and up to date.
To verify and process journals, ensuring input is kept up to date and complete for the monthly reporting processes.
To produce and maintain relevant procedure manuals, developing administrative procedures where necessary.
To provide assistance to the team on ad hoc projects, as required.
To carry out other finance administration tasks as and when required.
To process inter-departmental charges as appropriate (Telecoms, Reprographics, etc.) in a timely manner.
• To provide information to assist in the production of external returns and for internal and external audit purposes, as directed by line manager.
To verify and process electronic input to Agresso for actual, budget and forecast.
Deputise as and when required by the Line Manager.
You will be required to support and engage in open days and other University events as appropriate, to promote your service area and the University as a whole.
To ensure we are creating an inclusive environment for staff and students.
You are responsible for undertaking health and safety responsibilities and duties for your role, as detailed in the University of Gloucestershire's 'Health and Safety Responsibilities' document and any supporting risk assessments that relate to your position.
As part of general responsibilities, all staff have a duty to take care of themselves whilst at work and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
To undertake any other duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grade of the post, properly directed by the line manager.
These variations will not change the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed.

Where you’ll work

University Of Gloucestershire Fullwood House

The Park

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL50 2RH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Record transactional data.
Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Record transactional data.
Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Your training plan

AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting. College delivery half a day per week, or a blended approach, with half a day in College one week and half a day online the following week.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Team working

Other requirements

We would like a candidate with willingness to undertake further studies to become AAT qualified. You will be employed by the University of Gloucestershire Professional Services Limited (UoGPSL), or the University of Gloucestershire for staff with existing continuous LGPS or USS service. Learning outcomes we will provide to support you; • Practical knowledge to support your studies in understanding financial ledgers. • Advanced financial analysis utilising ERP software. • Budgeting / forecasting scenario planning. • Financial reporting and compliance. • Using FinTech tools to leverage business intelligence through the use of SQL, Power BI, PowerApps, Excel.

About this company

The University of Gloucestershire is a public University spread across 5 campuses across in Gloucestershire, providing almost 100 undergraduate courses and around 57 taught postgraduate courses covering a wide spectrum of subjects - Accounting and Law, Fine Art, Humanities, Biology, Geography, Business Management, Computing, Journalism, Social Science, Education and Sports. The University of Gloucestershire is proud of a diverse, vibrant community, student freedom, a community of 12,000 students and 1,500 staff members, an amazing environment, small class sizes, top-class lecturers.

https://www.glos.ac.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

GC Employer Training and Apprenticeships

Apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk

0345 155 2020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300734.

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